Summer Solstice event planned at Hopewell NHP

To celebrate the start of the summer season, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is hosting a Summer Solstice Celebration on June 21.

Visitors can join park rangers at the Mound City Group Visitor Center, 16062 Ohio 104, Chillicothe, for activities that will begin at 8 p.m. with a view of the sunset across the southwest corner of Mound City Group's earthen wall. The event will end with a ranger-led star party at 10 p.m.

Visitors can bring a flashlight, blanket or lawn chair and refreshments for the late-evening events.

The summer solstice plays an important role in many cultures and has been celebrated since ancient times. Numerous monuments around the world have been built with alignments to the summer solstice sunset, including several earthworks created by the Hopewell culture. Among these astronomically aligned earthworks is Hopewell Culture National Historical Park's Mound City Group site.

For more information, call 740-774-1126 or visit www.nps.gov/hocu.

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Summer Solstice event planned at Hopewell NHP

To celebrate the start of the summer season, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is hosting a Summer Solstice Celebration on June 21.